profile races during this past election season was elizabeth warren from massachusetts who defeated scott brown. then there were the surprises like heidi highcamp of north dakota where many people thought that seat would go republican. it was an open race. she won there. you will have 20 women. we had 17 who were in the past senate. a couple of women did not choose to come back. you have more women elected. it will have a different feeling, and it needs for this bit of time in the afternoon. there's more of a sense of celebration we're finding on the other side from capitol hill. >> thanks so much. we look forward to your reports, your updates. don't go far. joining us for our daily fix chris, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com, and chuck todd, nbc news political director and host of the daily rundown. chuck, first to you. the political significance of these protests, the few that at least we've tallied so far, that luke russert is tracking. >> this feels as if -- it feels to me very similar to the atmosphere that did surround newt gingrich right after the impeachment. y